South Africa is preparing for cooperation with Turkiye
The Republic of South Africa gave the green light to joint defence projects with Turkiye as part of African Aviation and Defence Fair (AAD 2022).
AAD News
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN's MEROPS E/O was introduced on Rooivalk at AAD
ASELSAN's electro-optic reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system, MEROPS, was introduced at the African Aerospace and Defence Fair (AAD)..
Air
Expo and Air Show
Paramount Aerospace Announces First Order of Mwari Aircraft
Paramount Aerospace Industries secured nine orders from several air forces for the Mwari multi-mission aircraft at AAD 2022.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan and Yonca-Onuk unveiled AUSV Sancar
HAVELSAN and Yonca-Onuk exhibited their joint project, Sancar AUSV, at the Africa Aviation and Defence Fair AAD 2022 in South Africa.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
SYS Shows its Strength in Africa
Turkish small arms manufacturer Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) maintains a busy schedule at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Fair AAD.
Expo and Air Show
Russia Exhibits its Products in Africa
The Russian defence industry is expelled from both the western diplomatic world and the defence industry.
Expo and Air Show
Turkiye Promotes its Defence Products in Africa
Turkiye will participate in the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo AAD 2022, which will be held in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
